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No. 60/2012, Saturday, August
11, 2012
AN
ARMED gang loyal to Santu Larma, president of his faction of the Jana Samhati
Samiti, kidnapped 20 villagers from Ukchari Mukh under Subolong Union of Barkal
Upazila in Rangamati district, sources said.
The
incident happened at 12:30pm
yesterday, 10 August. However, they were released a few hours later.
According
to sources, the moment the armed gang led by Jongi Chakma and Sujon Chakma
raided a tea shop at Ukchari Mukh, some people were on their way back home from
Subolong Bazaar on a motorized country boat.
‘The
Santu men signaled them to halt and fired 5 – 6 rounds of blank shots to create
panic among them.’ an eyewitness, who wished not to be named for security
reasons, told chtnews.com.
When
the boat drew up, the armed men took them away without asking who they were
were and from where they were coming.
However,
they were released at 3pm through the
intervention of the local UP member and other village elders.
It
was not known why the Santu loyalists kidnapped the innocent villagers, but the
gang asked them to report to it when the UPDF activists would visit their
villages, one of the kidnapped villagers told chtnews.com.
Six
of the kidnappees have been identified. They are Doyal Bindu Chakma, 28, son of
Birendra Chakma, Prem Ranjan Chakma, 30, son of Surot Sen Chakma, Nunya Kumar
Chakma, 40, Talukya Chakma, Hiron Kumar Chakma, 25, son of late Dibakor Chakma,
Shubho Ranjan Chakma, 25, son of Sorod Sen Chakma – all from Petyachari village
and Bimol Kanti Chakma, 38, son of Promod Chandra Chakma of North Ukchari
village.
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